CONNECT with the CityThe People’s Business – January 30, 2026
Monday’s Special City Council Meeting incorporates proclamations and the consent agenda since Tuesday’s Council Meeting is adjourned. Councilmembers will hear a report from the Office of the City Auditor on Fire Department overtime. They’ll also consider a resolution denouncing Federal immigration enforcement tactics and joining litigation to curb them.
From the Office of Council President Joe LaCava
Special City Council Meeting – February 2, 2026 – 10 a.m.
10 a.m. – Proclamations, Consent Agenda, Closed Session Public Comment, Closed Session – Agenda
2 p.m. – Discussion and Information Items, Non-agenda Public Comment
Proclamations
Councilmembers will consider the following proclamations:
Item 605 – Deputy Chief Rudy Tai Day
Item 606 – Assistant Chief Tina Williams Day
Item 607 – Commander Matt Novak Day
Consent Items
The Consent items listed are considered to be routine, and the environmental documents have been considered.
Item 600 - First Amendment to Extend Contract with Lexipol LLC
Item 601 - Ordinance Approving Contract with NEOGOV for Applicant Recruitment, Tracking, and Hiring Software (RFP 10091078-25-O)
Item 602 - Authorize the Stormwater Department to Accept and Appropriate Funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development 2024 Disaster Recovery Infrastructure and Mitigation Planning Program (DR-Infrastructure and MIT-RIPP)
Item 603 - Reappointment to the Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation
Item 609 - Appointment to the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, Inc., Board of Directors
Information Item
Item 604 – Performance Audit of Fire-Rescue Overtime
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s public safety service is crucial and one of the City of San Diego’s top priorities. Fire-Rescue uses overtime to ensure it can respond to emergency fire and medical calls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We conducted a performance audit with three objectives:
- Determine what factors contribute most to Fire-Rescue’s overtime costs and if there are opportunities to reduce costs;
- Determine if Fire-Rescue’s current staffing model is optimized to meet its service-level requirements;
- Determine if there are opportunities to improve the overtime budgeting process.
Fire-Rescue manages its staffing model, work limits, and overtime tracking well. However, we found opportunities to improve its overtime budgeting and staffing projections.
The report includes 3 findings and 6 recommendations. The Fire-Rescue Department agreed to all 6 recommendations
Discussion Item
Item 608 – Resolution of the Council of the City of San Diego in Opposition to Unnecessarily Aggressive and Excessive Tactics used by Federal Immigration Enforcement Authorities Throughout the United States and in Support of Litigation Seeking to Curb and Prevent these Atrocious Actions
This item would adopt a Resolution outlining the Council’s adamant opposition to the seemingly inhuman, unjust, and constitutionally suspect actions taken at the behest of the Trump Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, including agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other federal agencies, operating under Executive Order 14159 or similar administrative directives.
The Resolution also supports the efforts of the States of Minnesota and Illinois to redress the actions of the Trump Administration’s aggressive and unjust immigration enforcement tactics and authorizes the Office of the City Attorney to file or join in amicus curiae briefs, or take alternative actions, supporting the Minnesota and Illinois lawsuits filed on January 12, 2026.
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